2002 PBA season
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Notable occurrences
- The Tanduay Rhum MastersTanduay Rhum MastersThe Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:...
left the league after three seasons. Their franchise was taken over by the FedEx ExpressAir21 ExpressThe Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...
. - Republic Flour Mills (RFM) sold its subsidiary COSMOS Bottlers Corporation to food company giant San Miguel Corporation. The move also absorbed the Pop Cola PanthersPop Cola PanthersThe Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the...
, which gave SMC four PBA ballclubs. After the PBA board gave the go-signal to allow the team to remain in the league, it was renamed as the Coca-Cola TigersCoca-Cola TigersThe Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
before the start of the 2002 season. - Talk 'N Text coach Bill BaynoBill BaynoBill Bayno is an American basketball coach and former player. He was the head men's basketball coach at Loyola Marymount University from 2008 to 2009, resigning due to medical reasons...
was fined PHPPhilippine pesoThe peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
200,000 after publicly criticizing the league and its official. This came after Bayno branded the league as "San Miguel Basketball Association" and charged the league officials are favoring the four SMCSan Miguel CorporationEstablished in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
-owned teams (San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel BeermenThe Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
, Barangay Ginebra KingsBarangay Ginebra KingsThe Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
, Coca Cola Tigers and Purefoods TJ Hotdogs). - This was the last season in which the Commissioner'sPBA Commissioner's CupThe PBA Commissioner's Cup is a tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. The tournament allows team to hire a single import with a height limit of 6-6. The event was usually held during the league's second conference from 1993-2002...
and Governors Cup were disputed. They were replaced in 2003 by the Invitational and Reinforced Conferences, and eventually the Fiesta ConferencePBA Fiesta ConferenceThe PBA Fiesta Conference was a former tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season. Each PBA team was allowed to hire a single foreign player, with maximum height limitations set by the league, to play for the said tournament.-History:...
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Champions
- Governors Cup: Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
- Commissioner's Cup: Batang Red Bull ThunderRed Bull BarakoThe Barako Bull Energy Boosters was a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association that is owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation...
- All-Filipino Cup: Coca-Cola TigersCoca-Cola TigersThe Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
- Team with best win-loss percentage: Coca-Cola (31–16, .660)
Individual awards
- Most Valuable PlayerPhilippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player awardThe Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. The winner is selected via votes from the press, players, coaches and top PBA officials....
: Willie MillerWillie Miller (basketball player)Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Red Bull) - Rookie of the YearPhilippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award-List of awardees:...
: Ren-Ren RitualoRen-Ren RitualoFlorendo Ritualo, Jr. better known as Renren Ritualo is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers...
(FedEx) - Sportsmanship Award: Paolo MendozaPaolo MendozaPaolo Mendoza in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player. He last played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Powerade Tigers. He was drafted by Sta...
(Sta. Lucia) - Most Improved Player: Rob Duat (Alaska)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Mythical Five
- Willie MillerWillie Miller (basketball player)Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Red Bull) - Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Jeffrey CariasoJeffrey CariasoJeffrey J. Cariaso is a retired Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former starting off-guard for the Alaska Aces.-Alaska:...
(Coca-Cola) - Victor Pablo (Talk 'N Text)
- Don AlladoDon AlladoDon Carlos Allado is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Alaska)
- Willie Miller
- Mythical Second Team
- Asi TaulavaAsi TaulavaPauliasi M. Taulava also known as Asi Taulava is a American-born Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Talk 'N Text) - Gilbert Demape (Talk 'N Text)
- Nic BelascoNic BelascoNicholas Belasco better known as Nic Belasco, is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Sta. Lucia Realtors. He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997.-Player Profile:Belasco is one of the many reliable big men in the league...
(San Miguel) - Kerby RaymundoKerby RaymundoKerby Mariano Raymundo is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
(Purefoods) - Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
- Asi Taulava
- All Defensive Team
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Chris Jackson (Shell)
- Rudy HatfieldRudy HatfieldRudolf Conse Hatfield II , better known as Rudy Hatfield, is a retired American-Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Coca-Cola) - Jeffrey CariasoJeffrey CariasoJeffrey J. Cariaso is a retired Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former starting off-guard for the Alaska Aces.-Alaska:...
(Coca-Cola) - Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
- Coach of the Year: Ryan GregorioRyan GregorioPaul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...
(Purefoods) - Mr. Quality Minutes: Ato Morano (Coca-Cola)
- Executive of the Year: George C. Chua (Red Bull)
- Comeback Player of the Year: Ronnie MagsanocRonnie MagsanocRonald "Ronnie" Magsanoc is a former Filipino professional basketball point guard. He was the former assistant coach of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and a color commentator for the television coverage of the Philippine Basketball Association...
(Purefoods) - Referee of the Year: Mario Montiel